Head of a Woman in a Whimple Head-Dress
Hans Holbein the Elder, 1500
Recto; 'Head of a woman in Whimple Head-dress'. Verso; 'Head of an Elderly Gentleman wearing Spectacles'. The verso image is a study for the Apostle in the background of the 'Death of the Virgin', one of the panels of the Kaisheim altarpiece (1502).
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Title of artwork, date
Head of a Woman in a Whimple Head-Dress, 1500
Date supported
1972
Medium and material
Silver-point
Dimensions
8 x 9 cm
Grant
2500
Total cost
10000
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